Best of British: The Stories Behind Britain’s Iconic Brands

Alias typefaces Harbour, Jude and Aminta are used together for this book that explores 14British manufacturers that are over 100 years old.

Discover how Nelson’s eye patch was made at Locke and Co, or how John Lobb created the deceptively simple and unimpeachably elegant slip on shoe that was a favourite of Frank Sinatra. Reading it makes you realise how so much of what we consider correct and appropriate in men’s dress, was conceived of in these workshops. – Egelnick and Webb